Movie

Drifting Home

2022 · 121 min

A gentle, imaginative summer adventure that mixes surreal mystery with heartfelt childhood nostalgia and quiet emotional weight.

Tagline: What is the secret hidden in the apartment complex?
Overview: One fateful summer, a group of elementary school kids set adrift on an abandoned apartment building must look within themselves to find a way back home.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, whimsical and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, coming-of-age, grief, memory
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
coming-of-age
grief
memory
survival
Places: sea
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none